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He’s immediately worried that the wily islanders may try to get a hold of some bottles, but Dolly tries to reassure him that, with it being a Sunday, no one will even bother leaving the house.

The original black and white film is based on the real events of 1941, when the SS Politician was shipwrecked in the Outer Hebrides, leading to hilarious consequences as the people of Eiriskay try to salvage the ship’s lucrative amber cargo.

Directed by Gillies Mackinnon and written by Peter McDougall, the remake will star Eddie alongside familiar Scottish faces such as Game of Thrones’ James Cosmo and Mr Rab C. Nesbitt himself, Gregor Fisher.

Gregor Fisher plays one of the islanders trying to plunder the sinking cargo.